{"id":760,"date":"2024-07-25T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/?p=760"},"modified":"2024-07-25T08:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:50:00","slug":"top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-james-may-bbc1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/?p=760","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear &#8211; Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May (BBC1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"641\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jeremy_james_fabio_small-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-762\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jeremy_james_fabio_small-2.jpg 854w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jeremy_james_fabio_small-2-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 854px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jeremy Clarkson, Fabio Di Segni, James May<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1912eea8fd4fa996af3b71f78e218ecc wp-block-paragraph\">This <strong>TOP GEAR<\/strong> segment filmed in <strong>Lucca<\/strong> has gone down in television history as vintage <strong>Clarkson-May-Hammond TOP GEAR<\/strong>. When the <strong>BBC<\/strong> contacted <strong>ITALYfixer<\/strong> saying that they wanted to film <strong>Jeremy Clarkson, James May <\/strong>and<strong> Richard Hammond<\/strong> getting stuck driving through the narrow streets of a typical Italian town, <strong>Fabio Di Segni<\/strong> suggested they use Lucca as their location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/257-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-763\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/257-980x735.jpg 980w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/257-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4722d4b2a917b490137881d87e8c3056 wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a beautiful medieval Tuscan town, surrounded by an impressive wall, inside which traffic is strictly limited, and the locals get around the winding streets on foot or bicycle<strong>. ITALYfixer<\/strong> negotiated with the local council to get complete open <strong>access<\/strong>, without charge, to the whole town, including the pedestrian-only areas and wall, for the three presenter cars and all 6 <strong>tracking vehicles<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/229-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/229-980x735.jpg 980w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/229-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-318480d5427859df2c088832fe6ddf0d wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>BBC television crew<\/strong> numbered over 40 and as the <strong>on-location producer, Fabio Di Segni<\/strong> organized all the vehicles, local drivers, helicopter, <strong>catering<\/strong>, <strong>crew transportation<\/strong>, and <strong>equipment hire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/243-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/243-980x735.jpg 980w, http:\/\/2026.italyfixer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/243-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0834986a5fd29a401df7f2ad31421a2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jeremy Clarkson<\/strong> is famous for ad-libbing on set and changing scenes as he goes along, so Fabio had to find contributors and props on-the-spot \u2013 an old bicycle in a river, a woman with a dog, and so on! 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